Forum - View topicNEWS: Ponyo to Open on 800 U.S. Screens, Blood on at Least 11
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fighterholic
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Damn, that means I have to go out to LA to go see Blood.
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tygerchickchibi
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I'm actually just as shocked when they didn't list anywhere in NY for a release...
That kinda depresses me. As far as Hollywood dubs go, I dunno. I rather enjoyed Kiki's Delivery Service, and that was a mixture of hollywood actors as well as professional American VAs, those of which that has been involved in anime some way or another. |
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LagannImpact
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And once again, the "Blood" franchise gets shat upon. First [as] pulls a planned re-air of Blood+, and now this! Hopefully the 11 theaters is just a preliminary list, and more will be added in the future.
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teh*darkness
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Considering that Sony has the rights, and they've already been advertising it on their home video releases (my friends saw the trailer when they rented Underworld: Rise of the Lycans), I would have thought Blood would get a bigger theatrical release. Yay for the closest current theatre being 3 hours away... I don't even have to check, if it says Seattle, I know exactly which one they're planning on. Same one that always gets these movies, that I can never go to.
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The Xenos
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I'm guessing that Blood showing in Cambridge means Cambridge, MA with all the MIT and other college nerds in the area. I'd wager it's going to Kendall Square. Ponyo might get on a few theaters in the area.
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PetrifiedJello
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I saw the Cowboy Bebop movie at Regal just north of Carmel. It was awesome to see it in big screen format. If Ponyo hits there, I'm there. I know nothing about the series, but I'd do it just for the experience of anime in large screen. It'd be awesome if more anime was done this way. Even a 42" plasma television has its limits. 
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TheHaruhiIncarnate
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I totally dissagree with all three of you. I have watched all of the disney dubbed Miyazaki films and have not been dissapointed in any way. Just because they casted some annoying little kids, doesn't mean the dub will be horrible. Disney has done a fantasic job on al of the dubs, and i can't wait to see Ponyo. So until you actually watch the dub version, you can't say anything bad about it. Watch it, and then critique. =) |
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samuraiwalt
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It's showing in San Francisco and Berkeley which are only about 15 miles apart. |
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wandering-dreamer
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Correction, films in NC come to Raleigh and Charlotte so even people in the western part of the state have a hard time seeing them  .
But yeah, sometimes this one theater just above the boarder in Virginia shows anime movies so if Ponyo comes out there you can expect that my family will be making a road trip. |
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TurnerJ
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This. I've loved every single Disney-Ghibli dub ever made and I anticipate this one to be no different. I'm not even familiar with Noah Cyrus or Frankie Jonas, but I for one will NOT write them off beforehand. |
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littlegreenwolf
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I'm hoping when the list is released one of the Ponyo theaters will be near me. Gainesville usually gets it in one of their theaters, but there's always the chance it won't... and I really rather not drive 2+ hours to Orlando to see it, if they get it at all.
I too have yet to have a problem with any of the Disney dubs. Kiki's Delivery Service dub = love. Phil Hartman will always be Jiji to me. |
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tygerchickchibi
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Which leads me to this: WTF, Massachusetts BEFORE New York? Give me a Freakin break! |
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hikaru004
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It is kind of weird that NY is not included in the list for Blood.
The closest city is too far for me to drive so it's either rental or buy it. |
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GATSU
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Ctimene: I was worried Van Der Beek would ruin Laputa, too, but he did ok. As for the theater count, it probably would be better if "My [White] Sassy Girl" wasn't sent to home video, thus forcing the original film to be unreleased domestically.
fighter: At least it's playing at the Chinese, and not the Sucklight. darkness: Be glad it's playing in Seattle at all. greenwolf: I love Phil Hartman, too, but that's blasphemy. The Japanese voice actor actually sounds like a cat, while casting Phil Hartman makes me think they were trying to cash in on Sabrina, since he has a similar type of voice to the guy who plays the cat on that show. Anyway, the other reason it might not be playing in NYC is the theaters could be charging more for the prints than Sony is sure the movie will get back in return. |
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TurnerJ
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I rather liked him in Laputa as well; granted he sounded older than his character looked, but I thought he did a pretty good job. However, I liked the supporting cast and the rescore more--both were what really made the dub memorable for me.
*sigh* The controversy over that casting decision has never died. I personally adored Phil Hartman as Jiji, and I find it difficult to listen to Kiki's Japanese VA. No offense to her, of course, but I felt it made sense to have Jiji sound more male, especially since spoiler[He ends up having kittens with a female cat at the end.] Granted, the last line at the end of the film by him wasn't necessary, but I was too enchanted with the dub to care about the differences. If Miyazaki said it was OK, then he's OK with it. -Jon T. |
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